A History of Council Housing in 100 Estates
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A History of Council Housing in 100 Estates

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A History of Council Housing in 100 Estates

About this book

'It was like heaven! It was like a palace, even without anything in it … We'd got this lovely, lovely house.' In 1980, there were well over 5 million council homes in Britain, housing around one third of the population. The right of all to adequate housing had been recognised in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, but, long before that, popular notions of what constituted a 'moral economy' had advanced the idea that everyone was entitled to adequate shelter. At its best, council housing has been at the vanguard of housing progress – an example to the private sector and a lifeline for working-class and vulnerable people. However, with the emergence of Thatcherism, the veneration of the free market and a desire to curtail public spending, council housing became seen as a problem, not a solution. We are now in the midst of a housing crisis, with 1.4 million fewer social homes at affordable rent than in 1980. In this highly illustrated survey, eminent social historian John Boughton, author of Municipal Dreams, examines the remarkable history of social housing in the UK. He presents 100 examples, from the almshouses of the 16th century to Goldsmith Street, the 2019 winner of the RIBA Stirling Prize. Through the various political, aesthetic and ideological changes, the well-being of community and environment demands that good housing for all must prevail. Features:

  • 100 examples of social housing from all over the UK, illustrated with over 250 images including photographs and sketches.
  • A complete history, dating from early charitable provision to 'homes for heroes', garden villages to new towns, multi-storey tower blocks and modernist developments to contemporary sustainable housing.
  • Iconic estates, including: Alton East and West, Becontree, Dawson's Heights, Donnybrook Quarter, Dunboyne Road and Park Hill.
  • Projects from leading architects and practices, including: Peter Barber, Neave Brown, Karakusevic Carson, Kate Macintosh and Mikhail Riches.

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Information

Publisher
RIBA Publishing
Year
2022
Print ISBN
9781914124631
eBook ISBN
9781000786835
Topic
Architecture
Subtopic
History of Architecture

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. About the Author and Acknowledgements
  6. Introduction
  7. CHAPTER 1 A 'Prehistory' of Social Housing
  8. CHAPTER 2 1890-1914: Early Council Housing
  9. CHAPTER 3 1914-1930: The Impact of War
  10. CHAPTER 4 1930-1939: Slum Clearance and Rehousing
  11. CHAPTER 5 1940—1955: Wartime Planning and Postwar Recovery
  12. CHAPTER 6 1956-1968: New-style Suburbia and High-rise in an Era of Mass Public Housing
  13. CHAPTER 7 1968-1979: Alternative Models of Social Housing Design and Provision
  14. CHAPTER 8 1980s—1990s: A Housing Counterrevolution – the Attack on Council Housing and the 'Council Estate'
  15. CHAPTER 9 Social Housing Today – Regeneration, Newbuild and Sustainability
  16. Afterword
  17. A note on the selection of estates
  18. Index
  19. Endnotes
  20. Image Credits